Анна Кареніна

Chapter 9

           “Well,thentheirpositionwillbeasregularasmine,asyours.”

           “Whatisthedifficulty?”saidLevin.

           “Oh,it’salongandtediousstory!Thewholebusinessisinsuchananomalouspositionwithus.ButthepointisshehasbeenforthreemonthsinMoscow,whereeveryoneknowsher,waitingforthedivorce;shegoesoutnowhere,seesnowomanexceptDolly,because,doyouunderstand,shedoesn’tcaretohavepeoplecomeasafavor.ThatfoolPrincessVarvara,evenshehaslefther,consideringthisabreachofpropriety.Well,yousee,insuchapositionanyotherwomanwouldnothavefoundresourcesinherself.Butyou’llseehowshehasarrangedherlifehowcalm,howdignifiedsheis.Totheleft,inthecrescentoppositethechurch!”shoutedStepanArkadyevitch,leaningoutofthewindow.“Phew!howhotitis!”hesaid,inspiteoftwelvedegreesoffrost,flinginghisopenovercoatstillwideropen.

           “Butshehasadaughter:nodoubtshe’sbusylookingafterher?”saidLevin.

           “Ibelieveyoupictureeverywomansimplyasafemale,unecouveuse,”saidStepanArkadyevitch.“Ifshe’soccupied,itmustbewithherchildren.No,shebringsherupcapitally,Ibelieve,butonedoesn’thearabouther.She’sbusy,inthefirstplace,withwhatshewrites.Iseeyou’resmilingironically,butyou’rewrong.She’swritingachildren’sbook,anddoesn’ttalkaboutittoanyone,butshereadittomeandIgavethemanuscripttoVorkuev...youknowthepublisher...andhe’sanauthorhimselftoo,Ifancy.

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